Water closet seat and cover



WATER CLOSET SEAT AND COVER Filed March 19, 1934 INVENTOR 112777263/6 Tad/26% ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 14, 1936 uNi TED srAr'Es. PATENT OFFICE} 2,037,287 WATER CLOSET SEAT AND COVER J ames- -M. Teahen, Detroit, I Mich.

ApplicationMarch; 19, 1934, SeriaLNo. -716,41-3

6 Claims. (01. 4-236) The invention relates to water closet seats and tured to be sleeved upon thesrodor pinE intercovers therefor and it is one of the objects of mediatethepostDandthe, member C. the-invention-toobtaina construction having a To form-a stop for-limiting the swinging movestop ,for both-the cover and-the seat-'inopen posiment of the cover 3 the rear end of the extension 5 tion-which isindependentof any contactwith the C on the seat A is so fashioned as to interfere 5 .x; tank-or any. other external surface. The-invenwith the. portion-F ofthe-cover when the latter. tionzis particularly'applicable to that type of is swung slightly beyond the vertical. The grain water closets in'whichthe tank isintegral with of the wood forming the member C extends in the bowl and projects but-slightly above-the same. such direction thatthe rear face is formed by With this .-object in view-and also the obtaining end grain which therefore constitutes a substan- 10:; of various other advantages, the invention contially unyielding abutment. Thus as shown the sistsin.the;construction-as, hereinafter set forth. portion C is rounded at C to provide clearance Inthe drawing: for: the swinging of the cover to the vertical and Fig. 1 .is a 'planwiew-of-the seat and'cover in. slightly beyond, while the lower portion C of the closed position; member C istangent to the curve C and stands 15,

Fig. 2 .is a side elevationof a portion of the inthe pathoffurther swinging movement of the cover and seat showing the hinge connection portion F of thewcover. Thus without impact therefor; upon the hinge .postthe, cover will be arrested-in,

Fig. 3 is. asimilar view" showing-thecoverin a stable position where it. inclines slightly to the ralsed-position.and with the hinge post partly in rear of the vertical. 0- section;- It is, necessary to also. provide a stop for the Fig. ;4 is a similar ,view showing the cover raised cover whenthe seat is raised-as wellas providing and illustrating the stop for bothseat and cover; a stop-for .the seat, itself. To accomplishv this Fig.5 is: a .rear elevation of zone-of: the-hinge,- without overstressing any partI have devised the posts andits connections. following construction. Thehinge bracket Dis 25 Heretoforehingeconnections for. .water closet formed with a-semiecircular segment-D against seats andcovers have .beendesigned to form a which, the hinge brackets G bearandbelowthis stop for limiti ut rangular movement; Such segrnentthepost is cut-away to form ashoulder stops-have,:howevenwbeen necessarily placed so D? The hingebracket G is, provided with a close to the turning axis that when seat or projecting lug G beneath the shoulder D but 30 cover is thrown back the comparatively long lever of such dimensions that during the movement arm W t sm t a high stress to e D- AS of the cover as before described, it will not come a consequence these stops are frequently broken in contact with said shoulder. Thus as spegifp. off and are not satisfactory for service. To overcally shown the lug G is in the form of a segcome this difiicultyIhave designedaconstruction ment of substantially 70 and therefore would 35 in which the cover when thrown back is stopped permit a movement of 110 in turning from a by the seat and the seat when thrown back is position where it is in contact with the shoulder st pp y t cover in p t on with a st p D on one side of the axis to a position for conon t ge post, but of such construction as to tact with said shoulder on the opposite side of relieve the stress from the latter. the axis. However, the angular movement per- 40 As illustrated, A is t e Seat d B t Cover, mitted to the cover from its closed position to its each of which is provided with a rearwardy e position where it contacts with the stop portion tending portion for engag the hinge fi C is something less than 110, as for instance The p O C eXtending rearward from the Seat 105, so that in the opening of the cover the lug A is arranged between hinge posts D n is i iv- G will not impinge against the shoulder D If 45 ta y connected thereto, p bly by a pivot p the seat is then lifted this will permit further E passing completely t ou the portion C and movement of the cover which will bring the lug enga Sockets in the P The 'l'ealwardly G in contact with the stop shoulder D but the extending portion F of the cover B also extends amount of 5 15 so slight as to not produce any between the hinge posts and is provided on its objectionable impact. When the seat is com- 50 opposite sides with L-shaped hinge brackets G. pletely raised it will come in contact with the The upper arms of these brackets are secured to cover which will arrest further movement, but the sides of the member F by suitable means such th impact 0f th t, against t cover is cush as the wood screws H and the dowel pins I. The ioned by the resiliency of the materials so that downwardly extending s Of the L a e aper the stress transmitted to the lug G and stop 55 gaging said posts, and hinge brackets on said cover also pivoted on said pin and permitting of the swinging of the cover independent of the seat to a position slightly in rear of the vertical, the end of said rearwardly extending portionio-f the seat being arranged in the path of the rearwardly extending portion of said cover and constituting a stop for preventing further independent swinging movement thereof.

2. The combination with a water closet seat and a cover therefor, each provided with a rearwardly extending portion, of hinge posts on opposite sides of said rearwardly extending portion of said seat, a pivot pin extending through said rearwardly extending portion of the seat and engaging said posts, and hinge brackets on said cover also pivoted on said pin and permitting of the swinging of the cover independent of the seat to a position slightly in rear of the vertical, the end of said rearwardly extending portion of the seat being arranged in the path of the rearwardly extending portion of said cover and constituting a stop for preventing further independent swinging movement thereof, said seat being formed of wood with the grain thereof directed to expose end grain as the stop for the cover.

3. The combination with a water closet seat and a cover therefor, each provided with arearwardly extending portion, of hinge posts on opposite sides of said rearwardly extending portion of said seat, a pivot pin extending through said rearwardly extending portion of the seat and I engaging said posts, hinge brackets on said cover also pivoted on said pin and permitting of the swinging of the cover independentjof the seat to a position slightly in rear of the Vertical, the,

end of said rearwardly extending portion .of the seat constituting a stop for preventing further independent swinging movement of said cover, and cooperating stop members on said hinge post and hinge bracket held out of contact when said cover is arrested by said seat but brought into contact upon a slightly further movement of the cover permitted by the lifting of the seat and forming a means for limiting the angular movement of both cover and seat.

4. The combination with a water closet seat and a cover therefor, of a hinge connection for said seat and cover including a stationary hinge post and seat and cover engaging members coaxially pivoted thereto permitting independent swinging of the cover, a stop on said seat for limitin said independent swinging movement 7 of the cover, and a stop for said cover on said hinge post engageable by a slightly greater swinging movement permitted by the lifting of the seat and constituting a means for arresting movement of both cover and seat.

5. The combination with a water closet seat and a' cover therefor, of hinge posts to which both seat and cover are pivoted, cooperating stops on said cover, and hinge post for limiting the swinging movement of the cover, an additional stop on said seat for limiting the swinging movement of said cover relative thereto to not greater than that permitted by the stop on said post whereby the latter is relieved from at least a portion of the stress when the cover alone is raised.

6. In a water closet, the combination with a seat and a cover therefor, said seat being provided with a rearwardly extending portion, of a pivot pin extending transversely through said rearwardly extending portion of the seat, posts engaging the opposite ends of said pivot pin, brackets on said cover also pivotally engaging said pin on oppositesides of said rearwardly extending portion, a segment on said posts and a cooperating segment on said hinge bracket for limiting the angular movement of the latter, and a stop formed by the end of said rearwardly extending portion of the seatfor arresting movement of said cover and relieving said cooperating segments from stress, said cooperating segments engaging upon the lifting of said seat and forming astop for both seat and cover.

JAMES M. TEAHEN. 

